Gentamicin is an aminoglycoside (antibiotic) that can have devastating side effects. It can cause deafness, severe kidney damage and completely destroy the vestibular system which is essential to an individuals sense of balance. Often there is a need to learn to walk again using other sensory and visual cues.
In summer, when it is at its closest approach to the sun, the daytime temperature can reach 465 degrees Celsius (870 degrees Fahrenheit). At night, the temperature can drop to -184 degrees Celsius (-363 degrees Fahrenheit). This happens because the planet has no atmosphere to retain heat. The temperature on Mercury's surface fluctuates more widely than that on the surface of any other planet. It can vary by 649 degrees Celsius (1,168 degrees Fahrenheit).
Temperature range - day The greatest temperature variation recorded in a day is 56degC 100degF (a fall from 7Ã¸C 44Ã¸F to -49Ã¸C -56Ã¸F) at Browning, Montana, USA on 23-24 Jan 1916. All records listed on our website are current and up-to-date.